'Long Away' chords guide

Words and music by Brian May

12 stringed guitar                                 >enters 2nd gtr
    *       .       *       .       *       .        *
|-----------------------0-----------------7---10-------------|
|-2-2-----3-3-----2-2p--0-------2-0---3---7---10---2-2-------|
|-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2p--1-------2-1p--2---5-/-11---2-2-------|
|-2-2-----4-4-----2-2p--2---2-2-2-2p--0---0--------2-2-------|
|-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0---2----------p---------------0-0-------|
|-----------------------0------------------------------------|

Intro/B figure:
     *       .       *       .        *       .       *       .       *
|------0-------0-------0----------------0-------0-------0------------------|
|---/5-----3---3---2-------0---------/5-----3---3---2-------0-------2-2...-|
|--------------------2---2-----2-2-2----------------2-----------2---2-2...-|
|------------------------------2-2------------------2-2---2-----2---2-2...-|
|-0------0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0------0---0---0---0---0-----0---0-0...-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                     ?   ?         ?


A          D/A        A  E
You might believe in heaven

   D                 A   E
I would not care to say

A          D/A     A  E
For every star in heaven

           D              A
There's a sad soul here today


D               (/C#  /B)     D/B (x20232) (/A  /G#)
Wake up in the morning with a good face

E-sus4                A-sus4
Stare at the moon all day

D    (/C#  /B)            D/B (x20232)
Lonely as a whisper on a star chase

D/B          E    D/E ((0)x4230)
Does anyone care anyway

A             D/A       A  E
For all the prayers in heaven

D                      Fmaj7 (xx3210)  xx323x  A
So much of life's this way


A D/A A E   E

  *               *
|-2-----2---------------2---------|
|-0-0-------0-------0-------0-----|
|-2------(0)----2-1---1-----------|
|-0---0-------0-----------0---0---|
|-0-----------------------------0...
|---------------------------------|
| *               *               |
|-2-----2---------------2---------|
|-0---------0-------0-------0-----|
|-2-2-------------1---------------|
|-0-------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


     *       .       *       .       *
|------0-------0-------0-------------|
|---/5-----3-------2-----------------|
|--------------------2---2-4---2-2-2-|
|--------------------------2---2-2-2-|
|-0------0-------0-------0---0---0-0-|
|------------------------------------|

repeat two more variants of this (Intro/B)



Did we leave our way behind us
Such a long long way behind us

D
Who knows when, now who knows where

(once again the figure above)
Where the light of day will find us?


xx0010   xx5433  D E A
Look for the day


solo chords:

A D/A A E

D(6-5) Dm A(8-8-7-6-5)


A D/A A E

D (#4-3-2-1) A (E/A)


D D/B E A
D D/B  Bm7add9 (7 x 9 7 10 9)



Take heart, my friend, we love you
Though it seems like you're alone
A million lights above you
Smile down upon your home
Hurry put your troubles in a suitcase
Come let the new child play
Lonely as a whisper on a star chase
I'm leaving here, I'm long away
For all the stars in heaven
I would not live
I could not live this way

Intro/B figure

Did we leave our way behind us
Such a long way behind us
Leave it for some hopeless lane
Such a long long way
such a long long way
such a long long away

D
I'm looking for

              Dm       x02200
Still looking for that day
Author: PD. 1997,1998,2002
Last update: 03/21/2007